champion

チャンピオン、優勝者

競技、特にそのスポーツで重要な大会に勝った人やチーム。

やさしい英語で： A person or team that has won a competition, especially the most important one in a sport.

• She is the new champion.
• The world champion won another race.
• Who beat the defending champion in the final?

使い方： champion of something (She became champion of the tournament.)

類義語： winner, titleholder

反対語： loser

よく使う表現： world champion, national champion, defending champion

擁護者、支持者

ある活動や他人の権利を強く支持し、そのために行動する人。

やさしい英語で： Someone who strongly supports and works for a cause or another person’s rights.

• She is a champion of free speech.
• The lawyer became a champion for poor families.
• We need more champions of public education.

使い方： champion of something (He was a champion of equal rights.); champion for someone (She became a champion for unpaid carers.)

類義語： supporter, advocate, defender

反対語： opponent

よく使う表現： champion of freedom, champion of something, champion for someone

代表選手、代表の闘士

集団の代表として競技や戦いに出るために選ばれた人。

やさしい英語で： A person chosen to compete or fight on behalf of a group.

• Each village chose a champion.
• Our champion will fight on our behalf.
• The king sent his champion to face the challenger.

使い方： champion for someone/something (They chose him as champion for their village.)

類義語： representative

よく使う表現： choose a champion, village champion, champion for someone

優勝した、チャンピオンの

ほかの競争相手をすべて破り、大会で一位になった。

やさしい英語で： Having won a competition by beating all the other competitors.

• She is a champion swimmer.
• The champion team returned home yesterday.
• He trained with a former champion boxer.

類義語： winning, title-winning

よく使う表現： champion boxer, champion team, champion swimmer

最優秀の、最高の

同じ種類のほかのものすべてより優れている。

やさしい英語で： Better than all others of the same kind.

• That is a champion rose.
• The farmer proudly showed us his champion bull.
• Her champion vegetables attracted crowds at the fair.

類義語： outstanding, first-rate, excellent

反対語： inferior

よく使う表現： champion rose, champion bull, champion grower

擁護する、支持する

活動や考え、人を強く支持し、成功するように力を尽くす。

やさしい英語で： To strongly support a cause, idea, or person and work to help them succeed.

• She champions workers' rights.
• He championed the plan despite strong opposition.
• Who will champion this cause in parliament?

類義語： support, promote, advocate, defend

反対語： oppose

よく使う表現： champion a cause, champion equal rights, champion someone's ideas